1. Files and Folders

2. Logging On
1.Put your bag under the desk
2.Log onto the computer
If you have forgot your password put your hand up
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3. Starter Activity: Rules
How many rules and user responsibilities can you
remember. You agreed to these last week!
Be ready to explain them to the rest of the class.
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4. In this lesson you will learn all about file
management. You will create a set of folders in
your home folder, save a file into your home
folder and access a document in a shared folder.
Lesson
Objectives
 Understand the importance of being organised
 Be able to create folders in your home folder
 Be able to save documents into your home folder
 Be able to access and locate files in group work
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5. File Management
Why is it important to name your files
appropriately and organised them into folders?
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6. Home Directory
Your home directory where you can store your
own files is accessible from the desktop.
The directory already includes the folders year 7, 8
and 9 and a folder named key stage 4 for your year
10 and 11 work.
In your year 7, 8 and 9 folders your will find a set
of subject folders – these are known as subfolders.
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7. Task 3: Creating Folders
Navigate to: Year 7 > IT and Computing>
Create the following sub folders:
1.Getting Started
2.Functional Skills
3.Staying Safe Online
4.Computer Basics
5.Programming in Scratch
6.Sound Editing
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8. Task 4: Accessing Shared Documents
1.On your desktop click on Groupwork
2.Open on the IT and Computing Folder
3.Open the Getting Started Folder
4.Open the document called VLE
5.You will see a picture of the Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE) – you will learn more about
this next week
6.Close the document
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9. Task 5: Saving to Your Home Folder
1.Create a new Microsoft Word document
2.Click on File>Save As and save the document as
‘Task 5 Saving to Your Home Folder’ into your
Getting Started folder.
3.Write five key points which summarise what
you have learnt in today’s lesson
4.Save and close the document
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10. Plenary: Organising Files
Types of Computers

11. Keywords
 Understand the importance of being organised
 Be able to create folders in your home folder
 Be able to save documents into your home folder
 Be able to access and locate files in group work
Objectives
 Files
 Folders
 Sub Folders
 File Management
 Access
 Shared Documents
 Group Work
 VLE
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